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UNDP gears up for upcoming release of Philippine green recovery report
The Philippines faced one of the world’s strictest and longest COVID-19 lockdown periods, severely stunting the economy, displacing workers, and worsening poverty and hunger, among other negative effects. At least PHP 1.1-billion lost, around 2.2-million workers displaced, and numerous adverse impacts to the environment due to infectious wastes such as face masks—these are just some […]
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Manga from City of Kitakyushu to promote the SDGs
This article originally appeared in CityTalk: A Blog by ICLEI. Japanese Mangas are one of the most widely known Japanese cultural products. The City of Kitakyushu has produced its very own manga in order to better communicate to the world its different environmental initiatives. The recently launched Manga Study Guide: Our Future tells the story of Kitakyushu’s project with […]
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UNDRR releases online Disaster Resilience Scorecard for cities
The UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) has launched the online version of the Disaster Resilience Scorecard for Cities last 23 May 2022 at the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in Bali, Indonesia. Based on the Ten Essentials for Making Cities Resilient framework, the Scorecard is a diagnostic tool that supports a city’s disaster […]
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Meet Our Leaders: Mayor Dato’ Azhar Bin Haji Arshad, ICLEI Special Advisor
Dato’Azhar bin Haji Arshad was appointed as the Mayor of Seberang Perai effective 1 January 2022. He had previously served in the Prime Minister Department (PMO) of Malaysia, as well as in the Information Ministry and several District and Land Offices in Pahang as District Officer (DO) before joining the Penang State Secretary Office in […]
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Mainstreaming Urban Agriculture for Climate Change Adaptation in the Philippines: A Policy Guidebook
The Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) has released a policy guidebook on urban agriculture for climate change adaptation in the Philippines. It aims to guide local governments in mainstreaming urban agriculture as well as provide specific legislative recommendations. Additionally, it serves as a useful reference for the design […]
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Baguio City closer to getting monorail, cable car system
This article originally appeared in Philstar.com. BAGUIO CITY, Philippines — Baguio City may soon have a cable car or monorail system after being picked by the United Nations Development Program and the Department of Transportation as one of the pilot cities for a low carbon urban transport system. UNDP and DOTr officials had already briefed […]
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ICLEI and Bandung City sign agreement to improve urban environment for the youth
(in photo above) As part of the S2C program, the World Resources Institute conducted a workshop for the youth in Bandung last 18-21 April 2022 (photo from WRI). The Indonesia Office of ICLEI – Local Government for Sustainability and Bandung City last 11 April 2022 signed a partnership agreement to improve Bandung’s urban environment for the […]
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EU-funded ASEP-CELLs celebrates successes of sustainable energy initiatives
(in photo above) Representatives from the consortium members and stakeholders during the ASEP-CELLs project closing event. The European Union (EU) funded Access to Sustainable Energy Programme – Clean Energy Living Laboratories (ASEP-CELLs), implemented by the Ateneo School of Government, Manila Observatory, ICLEI Southeast Asia Secretariat (ICLEI SEAS), Xavier University and University of San Carlos, formally […]
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West Nusa Tenggara holds RE, EE Workshop for Mataram City and Sumbawa Regency
(in photo above) The participants of the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Identification and Prioritization Workshop for Mataram City and Sumbawa Regency. Indonesia’s West Nusa Tenggara (WNT) province has tremendous renewable energy potential owing to its plentiful and undeveloped clean energy sources. The province undertook a renewable energy (RE) and energy efficiency (EE) identification and prioritization […]
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2021 ICLEI Southeast Asia Annual Report now available
The 2021 ICLEI Southeast Asia Annual Report is now available! Click HERE to read about the organization’s achievements and activities within the region throughout the past year.
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